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BARCELONA -- Alongside announcements from big companies, there are dozens of startups trying to push their products at the Mobile World Congress each year, usually under the umbrella of smaller shows such as Showstoppers or Mobile Focus Global. The s...

It maybe a cliche, but kids really do grow up too fast. This makes it vital to capture as many childhood moments as you can. To help you get the very best possible images of your children, we've pulled together some handy tips from some very talented...

With our sights set on Mars as a potential second home (and the astounding progress we're making toward colonization), it's easy to forget about Earth. But think about pollution, poaching and climate change -- they all show how much is at stake if we...

There are a megacrapton load of really great retro games available for the iPad, but playing them on the tablet's sophisticated touchscreen can feel a little, well, wrong. To add an authentic dose of vintage goodness to your iPad game-playing, we've ...

This week on Mashable, some of our top comments were about the man who recorded himself ordering the most expensive Starbucks drink on record. The responses ranged from expressions of disbelief to questions about methodology. The man responsible for ...

The nine Oscar-nominated Best Picture contenders have sparked a high volume of chatter from Facebook users -- 20 times higher so far than last year, according to data Facebook and ABC shared with Mashable. Meanwhile, mentions of "Oscars" is three tim...

Another big week in tech is coming to a close, and this has been a good one -- lots of interesting unveilings, speculations, hacks and oh, yeah, Google Glass, making this Top 10 Tech especially exciting. Microsoft was just the latest big tech company...

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. This week, we found a new social-calendar app for k...

Bruised bananas are the worst. They should really be exiled from the fruit world, unless of course you can turn a rotting fruit into an absolute masterpiece like this artist. When Honey, a graphic artist and illustrator, realized she had a surplus of...

For some of us, lunch is the best part of the day. Step out of the office (even if the office is your bedroom) and get a breath of fresh air and of course, something good to eat. But what about when you need to meet someone for lunch in a new neighbo...

The Nikon D7100 rolled out on Thursday, giving advanced photographers capabilities that until now were only found in the company's highest-end DSLR cameras. Aimed at discerning shooters who are not quite professionals, this lightweight 24.1-megapixel...

Finding a career that gives back can be tough. But if you're someone who wants to combine philanthropy with your everyday work, you know the long hunt is worth it. The trouble is, non-profits rarely expand and few do-good organizations can regularly ...

We've seen how it will look and feel, but how will Google Glass actually work? Thanks to a Google patent application that was made public today, we have an idea -- as well as insight into how Google sees the product evolving in the future. The U.S. P...

We've all been there -- staring at a blank screen (or perhaps, if you're reading this from medieval times, the blank sheet of parchment) and trying to drum up the first sentence of a masterpiece. No one just whips up "Call me Ishmael" and "In the beg...

Google unveiled a groundbreaking new Chromebook laptop Thursday -- one with touchscreen capability, powerful chipset and an extremely high-resolution display. The Chromebook Pixel, available for order on the Google Play store and shipping in April, f...

Since its release in 2008, Chrome has grown into a dominant browser -- as of November 2012, some estimates put it as high as 35% usage share. So there's a fair chance you're reading this article on Chrome right now, across any number of devices. But ...

Here at Mashable we love our pets like the little furry people in animal suits we believe they are. We especially love well-trained ones that can astound us with cool tricks, so we have scoured YouTube for 10 top clips of furry friends carrying out a...

In industries the world over, many employees remain closeted for fear their homosexuality, bisexuality or gender transitions will cause peers and co-workers to think differently of their work. It's an issue in the tech space, too, where females and m...

You've heard of virtual reality and augmented reality, but are you ready for Mixed Reality? Canon hopes so, launching a new kind of product that blends the real world with imaginary objects via a sci-fi looking headset. And when I say sci-fi, I mean ...

Our favorite thing about Facebook is that it keeps us connected to our faraway friends and family. If you want to send someone a special message via the service, did you know you can record a voice version? Thanks to the Messenger apps for iOS and An...

Sony's PlayStation 4 will hit stores in time for the holiday season. The electronics giant unveiled the PS4 at a big press event in New York City on Wednesday, and showed off lots of game footage, but shared very little about the console itself. Whil...

When you think of Craigslist, you probably imagine the sparsely designed Internet agora of job listings, apartment rentals and just about everything else in between. But what do you really know about the community-driven e-commerce hub? We dug into C...

iMadeFace is one of the hottest new apps, enabling anyone with an iPhone to turn their social avatars into cartoonish versions of their self. Last week, we asked you to submit your best iMadeFace self-portraits. You sent us some amazing submissions, ...

If you use the main Twitter website, we can help you out with some seriously useful keyboard shortcuts. Whether it's navigational tricks or keyboard actions, these handy shortcuts will save you tons of time. SEE ALSO: 10 Tips and Tricks for Powerful ...

What would it be like to wear Google Glass? Google answered that very question this morning, posting a lot more information about Project Glass, including the user interface, through a series of photos and videos. You can see the UI and some of the f...

Working on the web means spending huge chunks of your time within the browser. If Google Chrome is your workhorse of choice, it pays to explore what extensions are available to make your daily tasks less of a chore. While Chrome has a set of develope...

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